Victoria Mill coming soon to Brunswick St

I can’t find anything online about this, but something called Victoria Mill will open soon in the space of the recently departed Quick Brown Fox on Brunswick St. Food shop? Restaurant? I can’t tell from this note.

I’ve seen this repeatedly – two providers of the same thing open near each other. Remember the froyo farce of 2015? The best case scenario is that one fails and the other survives, but in the froyo example both failed.

Brian, have you got up around Gertrude Street near Napier Street recently ? The Gertrude Hotel has been closed for some weeks now, supposedly for renovations according to their website. The Wilde on the opposite corner has been closed for a couple of weeks as well but nothing on the website to indicate what is going on. Also, the Elysian whisky bar on Brunswick Street seems to be pretty quiet, often more staff than patrons. Any thoughts ? Cheers, Les

Thanks, I was not aware of the Gertrude Hotel being closed. I had heard that a former chef from Madam Sousou was going to take over The Wilde but that was months ago. Maybe that is still happening. I wrote back in December that I thought opening a whisky bar there was optimistic. I don’t like being right in such circumstances, but it doesn’t seem the right place for such a bar.

the dodgy owner of the now defunct madame Sousou (was kicked out by landlord) had bought the WILDE on Gertrude and is planning on opening yet another Madame Sou Sou – heard this from good source. Surprised anyone will supply him after he has burnt so many people and suppliers over the years. Very dodgy Operator.

Yeh. This is correct guys. This guy should be banned from
Opening restaurants. I worked for him for about 6 months at the old Madame Sousou, his name is [name redacted due to the possibility of defamation]. Paid no one the correct rates, dodged tax, never paid suppliers, always pretended it was not his restaurant whenever anyone asked and even in the time I was there the business was Put into liquidation yet he just put another crony director / company to take over and didn’t pay any of the suppliers so we couldn’t get any stock . Yet he drives around in fancy Mercedes Benzs and says he is a lawyer and owns other restautants in Melbourne? Go figure? So unprofessional, guys like this give the industry a shit name. I am surprised he thinks he can just re open again, any money that he does not even have his name attached to this new restaurant again. Boycott at all costs. Rogue restaurantuer.

Our alleged legal friend called me today to vaguely threaten me about this comment so I have removed his name. I’ve met plenty of lawyers and they can all talk the talk. He can’t. He’s bumbling and pathetic. It’s the vibe, you know what I mean? Anyway, he did claim to work at a law firm. He may work in a law firm as the in-house barista, but not as a lawyer. He has the same last name as a man who is a partner in a small suburban law firm. But that is all. I’m inclined to believe your comment but of course I can’t prove it.

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